Butchers Tale
ZombiesVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
G
e|-------1---3---------|-------1---3----------|
B|-------3---3---------|-------3---3----------|
G|-------2---0---------|-------2---0----------|
D|---0---0---0---3--2--|---0---0---0---3--2---| (repeat this riff)
A|-----------2---------|-----------2----------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3----------|
A butcher, yes that was my trade, but the King's shilling is now my fee,
A butcher I may as well have stayed, for the slaughter that I see,
And the preacher, in his pulpit, sermoned,"Go & fight! Do what is right!"
But he don't have to hear these guns, & I'll bet he sleeps at night!
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
My arms won't stop shaking, my mind won't stop shaking,
I want to go home, G
D/A
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
G
e|-------1---3---------|-------1---3----------|
B|-------3---3---------|-------3---3----------|
G|-------2---0---------|-------2---0----------|
D|---0---0---0---3--2--|---0---0---0---3--2---| (Repeat this riff)
A|-----------2---------|-----------2----------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3----------|
And I have seen a friend of mine hang on the wire, like some rag toy,
Then, in the heat, the flies come down, and cover up the boy,
And the flies come down in Gommecourt,
Thiepval, Mametz Wood and French Ver-dun,
If the preacher he could see those flies,
Wouldn't preach for the sound of guns!
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
My arms won't stop shaking, my mind won't stop shaking,
I want to go home, G
D/A
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
= xx0231
= 230033
= 133211
= x13331
= x02220
= x02200
= x30231
= x20033
(type2)= 32003x
= 32001x
/ = xx1313 (barre 1st fret)
/ = xx1213 (barre 1st fret)
/ = xx1013
= x00232
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Readable chord sheet for Butchers Tale by Zombies
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
e|-------1---3---------|-------1---3----------|
B|-------3---3---------|-------3---3----------|
G|-------2---0---------|-------2---0----------|
D|---0---0---0---3--2--|---0---0---0---3--2---| (repeat this riff)
A|-----------2---------|-----------2----------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3----------|
A bu[Dm]tcher, y[G]es that [Dm]was my tr[G]ade, but the Ki[F]ng's sh[Bb]illing is n[F]ow my f[A]ee,
A bu[Dm]tcher I m[G]ay as w[Dm]ell have st[G]ayed, for the sla[F]ughter t[G]hat I s[A]ee, [Asus2] [A]
And the pr[Dm]eacher, [G]in his p[Dm]ulpit,[G] sermoned,"[F]Go & f[Bb]ight! Do w[F]hat is ri[A]ght!"
But[Dm] he don't h[G]ave to h[Dm]ear these g[G]uns, & I'll b[F]et he sl[G]eeps at n[A]ight![Asus2] [A]
[Am] [Dm] [Dm/C] [G/B] [Bb]
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
My a[Dm]rms won't stop s[Dm/C]haking, my m[G/B]ind won't stop sh[Bb]aking,
I w[Am]ant to go h[G]ome, [Gsus4] [G]
[F] [Cm7] [Eb] [Cm6] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [D/A]
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
e|-------1---3---------|-------1---3----------|
B|-------3---3---------|-------3---3----------|
G|-------2---0---------|-------2---0----------|
D|---0---0---0---3--2--|---0---0---0---3--2---| (Repeat this riff)
A|-----------2---------|-----------2----------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3----------|
And[Dm] I have se[G]en a fr[Dm]iend of m[G]ine hang [F]on the w[Bb]ire, like s[F]ome rag t[A]oy,
Then, [Dm]in the h[G]eat, the f[Dm]lies come do[G]wn, and c[F]over [G]up the b[A]oy, [A] [Asus2] [A]
And the f[Dm]lies come d[G]own in Go[Dm]mmecourt,
Thie[G]pval, Ma[F]metz W[Bb]ood and Fr[F]ench Ver-d[A]un,
If the pr[Dm]eacher [G]he could [Dm]see those fl[G]ies,
Wouldn't pre[F]ach for the so[G]und of gu[A]ns! [A] [Asus2] [A]
[Am] [Dm] [Dm/C] [G/B] [Bb]
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
My a[Dm]rms won't stop s[Dm/C]haking, my m[G/B]ind won't stop sh[Bb]aking,
I w[Am]ant to go h[G]ome, [Gsus4] [G]
[F] [Cm7] [Eb] [Cm6] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [D/A]
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
[Dm] = xx0231
[G] = 230033
[F] = 133211
[Bb] = x13331
[A] = x02220
[Asus2] = x02200
[Dm/C] = x30231
[G/B] = x20033
[G](type2)= 32003x
[Gsus4] = 32001x
[Cm7]/[Eb] = xx1313 (barre 1st fret)
[Cm6]/[Eb] = xx1213 (barre 1st fret)
[Cm]/[Eb] = xx1013
[D/A] = x00232